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From August 1 – 10, 2016 Sydney Dental School and Sydney Medical School applicants will be undertaking multi-mini interviews via Skype for admission into the DMD and MD programs for the 2017 intake.

To help you out, we have compiled some interview tips—from former
OzTREKK students, and from our own experiences! As part of the
application process, interviews are mandatory and are often a cause of
unease with prospective students. Like a job interview, it is best to
exhibit a professional, competent, and likable personality—like we
needed to tell you that!

Get ready
On the day of your interview, you must log into Skype and be ready at
least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled interview time. Your interview
will likely last at least 45 minutes; however, you should allow at
least one hour in addition to this time in case there is a delay, or
there is a need to clarify a matter. Internet and computer glitches
often come at the most inopportune time!

One of the world’s leading institutions focusing on the tropics, Australia’s James Cook University
is surrounded by the spectacular ecosystems of the rain forests of the
wet tropics, the dry savannahs, and the iconic Great Barrier Reef. The
university’s unique location enables students from Australia and
overseas to study in a diverse physical environment unparalleled by any
university in the world.

Born for the tropics
Ranked in the top 2 percent of the world’s tertiary institutions by
the respected Academic Ranking of World Universities produced by the
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, James Cook University
is dedicated to creating a brighter future for life in the tropics
worldwide, through graduates and discoveries that make a difference.

Dedicated to research
The university conducts nationally significant and internationally
recognised research in areas such as marine sciences, biodiversity, tropical ecology and environments, global warming, tourism, and tropical medicine an…

Nurse of the Year recipient, health care ambassador, clinic owner and mother of four—University of Queensland School of Nursing,
Midwifery and Social Work alumnus Sherene Devlin is wearing several
prestigious hats as her career trajectory continues upwards.

“It is certainly exciting and I would like to thank many of the
people I encountered at UQ for their guidance and encouragement,” Ms
Devlin said.

“To be named the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
(APNA) Nurse of the Year is something I am extremely grateful for.

“I love what I do and still feel as passionate about providing
first-class health services to the public as when I first started out.

“The award was partly judged upon the ability to advocate for the
wider nursing population and local communities, and this is an area
where I wish to remain active.”

Ms Devlin completed her Master of Nurse Practitioner Studies at UQ
and specialises in skin conditions such as psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema
and vitilig…

Bond Law students Justina Sebastiampillai (also a former OzTREKK
student!) and Jeremy Butcher have cemented Bond’s position as world
champions of the Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) Wanhuida Cup
Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition with a victory at the 2016
event. This is the fifth time Bond has won the moot.

The BFSU Wanhuida Cup Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition,
which is held annually in Beijing, is an English-language moot
competition. The moot focuses on real-life intellectual property issues
similar to some that have arisen in the Chinese business sector.

The competition is judged by high-profile judges and internationally renowned intellectual property lawyers and experts.

Bond defeated 15 teams to become the 2016 winners; 11 from leading
Chinese universities, one from Taiwan and the others from the US and
Australia. The legal problem that was the subject of this year’s m…

The Sydney Master of Physiotherapy
is a two-year, graduate-entry program, intended for students coming
from an undergraduate degree in a related field who wish to gain the
requirements to become a physiotherapist.

The clinical education/work integrated learning experiences are
generally highly regarded by students within the program. Provision of
appropriate placements for students within the Faculty of Health
Sciences is a significant aspect and is coordinated by the Work
Integrated Learning unit within the faculty. All placements are provided
to students with the view to meet the program objectives, unit of study
objectives, Australian professional accreditation requirements and
(where appropriate) Australian professional registration requirements.

Clinical placements are undertaken in both the public and private
sectors. These placements further the opportunities to develop an
understanding of the practice of physiotherapy, and its place in the contemporary health syste…

Did you know that Monash University Medical School is currently ranked 39th in the world for medicine according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject: Medicine, 2016?

It’s true. There are a lot of reasons why studying medicine or health sciences at Monash is a great choice!

Monash has announced that the combined Bachelor of Medical Science Doctor of Medicine
degree will replace the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
(Honours) MBBS program as of 2017 entry. The Bachelor of Medical Science
and Doctor of Medicine (MD) is an internationally recognised, higher
level qualification and has been accredited by the Australian Medical
Association.

Monash will continue to offer the 5-year direct-entry medical program (from high school), as well as the 4-year graduate-entry program, with the same number of places available in both courses.

Bond University has officially opened the doors to The Hub—its new 24-7 dedicated coworking space for entrepreneurs and startups—on level 3 of the Bond Business School.

The Hub, which is centrally located at the heart of campus,
is a funky, open-plan office kitted out with high-speed WiFi, a 79 inch
ultra HD screen, comfy soft furnishings, soft warm lighting, and of
course—as any good startup space has—the ubiquitous ping pong table.

Bond Architecture alumni, Rory Spence and Joel Hutchines of Studio
Workshop Design Group, designed the stunning bespoke timber furniture
for The Hub. The high benchtop tables are made of natural
timber and can be morphed into more than 20 different configurations,
ensuring maximum movability and flexibility of use.

The Director of the Bond Business Commercialisation Centre, Assistant Professor Baden U’Ren, said The Hub is the ideal meeting place, and learning space, to facilitate cross-faculty and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine graduate Dr Lucy Collins has been awarded the Don Kerr Veterinary Student Award at the Australian Veterinary Association.

Dr Collins was presented with the award at the 2016 Australian Veterinary Association Conference in Adelaide.

The award is conferred to a final-year veterinary student from one of
the veterinary schools in Australia for academic achievement and
outstanding commitment to cattle medicine.

Dr Collins studied agriculture at the University of Melbourne prior to starting her Melbourne DVM degree and she has worked on several beef and dairy operations in Victoria.

She currently works as an associate veterinarian at Kyabram
Veterinary Clinic where she has gained a wealth of experience in cattle
medicine and surgery cases.

The award commemorates the work of the late Don Kerr who passed away
in November 1992 while serving as President of the Australian Veterinary
Association. Don was an enthusiastic cattle practitioner and dedicated
educa…

University of Queensland
and Queensland Government researchers have confirmed that the Bramble
Cay melomys—the only mammal species endemic to the Great Barrier Reef—is
the first mammal to go extinct due to human-induced climate change.

In a newly published report, the scientists conducted a comprehensive survey in 2014 but failed to find any trace of the rodent.

The rodent was known only to live on a small (4 ha) coral cay, just
340m long and 150m wide in the Torres Strait, between Queensland in
Australia and Papua New Guinea.

“Because a limited survey in March 2014 failed to detect the species,
Bramble Cay was revisited from August to September 2014, with the
explicit aims of establishing whether the Bramble Cay melomys still
persisted on the island and to enact emergency measures to conserve any
remaining individuals,” Dr Luke Leung of the UQ School of Agriculture and Food Sciences said.

Curious about your options when you return to Canada after completing a medical degree at an Australian Medical School? Then don’t miss the next Medical Licensing webinar Wednesday, June 22!

We will be hosting an online medical
licensing webinar for anyone unable to attend the in-person seminars.
Even if you participated in the in-person event, but feel you need some
more information or a refresher, please feel free to register for the
webinars. These webinars also provide a great opportunity for you to ask us as many any questions you may have!

Upcoming OzTREKK Medical Licensing WebinarsWednesday, June 22, 2016Wednesday, July 20, 2016Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Whether you would like to come back to Canada or the U.S. to practice
medicine or remain in Australia, those who attend our OzTREKK Medical
Licensing seminars and webinars learn about the avenues to practice
medicine.

As you may know, it can be difficult to gain straightforward
information about your licensing options f…

Public health researchers at the University of Sydney
tackled one of the biggest issues facing modern healthcare: turning
healthy people into sick patients due to over-diagnosis and
over-treatment made possible by new, highly sensitive screening and
diagnostic tests.

A panel of seven experts explored the hotly debated topics at a public forum from on May 30 at the university.

“We will consider a radical idea that sometimes wiser healthcare
means less healthcare. Or at least, less healthcare for people who don’t
need it, so we can give more healthcare to people who need it,”
said Professor Alexandra Barratt, from the Sydney School of Public Health.

The research team was recently awarded a $2.5-million National Health
and Medical Research Council grant to establish a Centre for Research
Excellence (CRE) to develop strategies to mitigate the over-diagnosis
and over-treatment issues.

“Recently, we have witnessed an explosion of new diagnostic and
screening technologies availabl…

If you’re applying to the Bachelor of Pharmacy program at the University of Queensland, a lot, actually!

The UQ School of Pharmacy
does not expect students to repeat learning that has been successfully
completed at a similar level and standard elsewhere, where that work is
substantially the same in content and standard as that required for the
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours).

Study pharmacy at UQ
This means that many international students with prior study
(especially those with a science background) are able to enter directly
into Year 2 of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours). If credit is awarded
for all courses below students can undertake an additional course in
their first and second semester of enrolment and complete the program in
three years instead of four!

Melbourne Law School
students are leading the way in providing innovative solutions to
complex law issues through the use of new technologies. They have
designed and built a range of legal help websites to provide the public
with fast, accurate and cost-effective information about common legal
problems including inaccurate credit reports, handling and managing
fines, and assessing employment rights. The students compete for the
right to have their ideas developed in the annual presentation called
“The Bake-off.”

While the competition can be valuable in generating new ideas, the
real learning comes from students better understanding the interface
between law and technology. MLS is the only university offering
practical work in technology and the law. The legal expertise websites
are designed to replicate the thought processes and actions of a lawyer
and provide tailored legal information to non-lawyers and the
not-for-profit sector as part of the Melbourne Law School’s Ju…

The Newcastle School of Nursing and Midwifery
has again raised additional funds for the Fairy Garden project at
Lampang Hospital in Thailand, a project they helped open in 2012.

The Fairy Garden is a haven for sick children and their families as
they cope with the stress of illness. Initially installed at John Hunter
Hospital in one of the hospital’s courtyards, it proved so popular that
planning began for one in Thailand.

A group of Australian volunteers, including Associate Professor
Pamela van der Riet, began planning in 2010 with the garden officially
opening in April 2012. Delegations from UON have visited Lampang
Hospital every year since, and are part of an increasingly international
focus for the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

With the latest group of 12 students departing in the second week of
June for a two-week study tour, their visit coincides with fundraising
efforts at Callaghan, Ourimbah and Port Macquarie as part of recent
International Nurses Day celebra…

Thinking of applying to dental school? Don’t forget that the Sydney Dental School application deadline is Tuesday, June 21, 2016.

Application deadline: Tuesday, June 21, 2016Deadline to submit all documents: Monday, June 27, 2016Situational Judgement Test (research trial): from early- to mid-July 2016Skype interviews: August 1 – 10, 2016Offers made: from late August 2016 (and may continue to be made until January 2017)NSW Ministry of Health compliance checks: TBASydney Student online enrolment: TBAClasses start: Monday, January 30, 2017

University of Sydney Dental School
Sydney’s dental school is about comprehensive learning, and embracing
all the aspects of becoming a successful dentist. Sub-units integrate
academic disciplines such as endodontics and orthodontics with the
requisite training needed to evolve dental health knowledge into the
highly specialized skills of a dental health professional.

Students studying dentistry in the Doctor of Dental Medicine program
can rest assu…

Bond University has expanded its health and medicine faculty, with the launch of a Master of Occupational Therapy aimed at filling the shortage for one of Australia’s fastest-growing health professions.

The new occupational therapy program will be headed by highly
experienced health administrator, practitioner and researcher, Professor
Susan Brandis.

Bond University will accept its first intake of students in September
2016, with the master’s taking just two years full time to complete,
through its unique accelerated three-semesters-a-year program.

The private Gold Coast university becomes just the second university in Queensland to offer occupational therapy
as a postgraduate qualification, with the new program to focus on
practical on-the-job skills, together with business acumen and research.

Prof Brandis joins Bond University after 15 years in senior
management at Queensland Health, including as the inaugural Director of
Research for Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service.

A changing climate means that by 2070 koalas may no longer call large parts of inland Australia home, researchers have found.

Using a detailed ecological model, the University of Melbourne
study shows hotter temperatures and altered rainfall patterns will make
it much more difficult for koalas to get the water they need—making
inland populations vulnerable to heat-stress.

The researchers mapped potential koala habitats in 2070 by using
information about koala behaviour, physiology, body size, and fur to
predict how much energy and water koalas need to survive under the
climate at a particular location.

They found that the climatically
suitable area dramatically reduced by 2070, particularly in Queensland.
The koala’s range across Australia was limited by water requirements for
keeping cool, with the timing of rainfall and heat waves being crucial
in limiting the koala in the warmer parts of its range.

Lead author of the study Dr Natalie Briscoe from the Melbourne School of B…

“A connection with animals and land is deeply ingrained in my personality and who I am,” University of Sydney student Simone Armstrong explained. “As a child, we had a rottweiler. Animals were my family.”

Now in the second year of a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology /Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
double degree, Armstrong’s passion is set to become her
profession—although she’s in no hurry to leave the university, just yet.

The big discovery of veterinary science and Armstrong’s decision to make animals the focus of her career began in year 10.

“During subject selections I was flicking through a booklet and thinking what can I do,” she said.

It was her career adviser who urged her to pursue her animal aspirations.

“I still remember exactly where I was sitting when I was talking with
my career adviser. He was amazing. He knew every single student by
their first name. He was hugely influential. I’ll never forget him.”

Looking back, Armstrong says it was an impulsive but instinctive deci…

Are you interested in studying at Sydney Medical School? Have you already applied to the Sydney MD, or are you thinking of applying? Please note the application deadline is Tuesday, June 21!

Last day to sit MCAT: Friday, May 20, 2016Application deadline: Tuesday, June 21, 2016Situational Judgement Test (research trial): from early- to mid-July 2016Skype interviews: August 1 – 10, 2016Offers made: from late August 2016 (and may continue to be made until January 2017)NSW Ministry of Health compliance checks: TBASydney Student online enrolment: TBAClasses start: Monday, January 30, 2017
Successful Sydney Medical School applicants will have approximately
six weeks from the date of offer to accept and pay a deposit.

Sydney Medical School – Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Undertaken once students have already completed an undergraduate degree, the Sydney MD is a world-class, graduate-entry degree in medicine.

Sydney Medical School
aims to produce medical graduates who are committed to rational,
c…

Study audiology at the University of Queensland
and you will learn from international leaders in the field with course
content based on the latest research and developments in audiology.

Students gain practical experience experience in on-site clinics that
are equipped with state-of-the-art technology and equipment. UQ is the
only Queensland university to offer a Master of Audiology Studies
degree, and is one of only five in Australia.

The UQ Audiology
program integrates the theoretical foundations of audiology with
practical clinical skills in preparation for a career as a clinical
audiologist. Students also gain the ability to contribute to the
development of clinical audiology through research and scholarship.

UQ is known worldwide for the quality of its audiology graduates,
commitment of teaching staff and strong research focus in this field. As
a graduate of audiology, you will be in high demand with employers due
to your in-depth knowledge and hands-on, practical ski…

The University of Sydney
and Harvard University have announced the appointment of Professor Ben
Saul to the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies
for the 2017–2018 academic year.

Professor Saul is a practising barrister and leading global legal
expert in public international law, with a special focus on fields
including terrorism, human rights, armed conflict, and the United
Nations. Professor Saul was recently appointed Challis Chair of
International Law at the University of Sydney, Australia’s – and one of
the world’s – oldest professorships in international law.

“I am honoured that Harvard has invited me to spend a year
researching and teaching on terrorism, human rights and international
law. Harvard is the world’s preeminent university, with a rich tradition
of legal scholarship addressing the common global challenges faced by
Australia and the United States,” said Professor Saul.

Entry requirements
To apply to the Melbourne MD, eligible Canadian applicants must havesuccessfully completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline at a recognized university;completed prerequisite second-year university subjects (one each) in
anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. Subjects from overseas
universities will be considered on a case-by-case basis; andcompleted the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) or the Graduate Australian Medical School Admission Test (GAMSAT).
The selection of eligible international applicants is based on the following:Academic record: grade point average (GPA) from a completed
three-year (or more) university degree in any dis…

Griffith Business School
is bringing together a group of senior South Pacific central bankers in
an inaugural symposium that will explore the opportunities and
challenges facing the region in the 21st Century.

The event, the first of its kind convened by an Australian tertiary
institution, is being hosted in Brisbane by Griffith Business School and
is a major step in enhancing the collaborative framework of engagement
established by Griffith Asia Institute’s South Pacific Studies Group
(SPSG) in 2012.

The symposium, to be held in Brisbane on June 10, will feature the
Deputy Governors from the Reserve Bank of Fiji, the Reserve Bank of
Vanuatu and the Central Bank of Solomon Islands, and a senior
representative from the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Symposium Convenor Dr Pamendra Sharma, who in his capacity as head of
SPSG has worked with central banks in the Pacific over the past four
years, said the symposium was a critical step in enhancing the resources
available to centra…

OzTREKK is a Canadian application and information centre for students considering studying at select Australian
universities. We’re a Canadian company based in Perth, Ontario, midway
between Ottawa and Toronto.

We offer a wide range of services, and it’s all free for you—we’re paid
by the Australian universities, because they recognize that we’re
experts in matching what they offer with what Canadian students need. In
fact, OzTREKK is the only representative in Canada operated by
Australians and Canadians and specializing solely in Australian universities.

If you apply to an Australian university through OzTREKK, you’ll benefit
from insider knowledge, save time researching, and get all your
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